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Dimorphoceras leagramense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Dimorphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphoceras leagramense was named by Riley (1996). Its type specimen is Ro 895 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leagram Brook, which is in a Holkerian carbonate limestone in the Hodderense Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. discrepans, D. gilbertsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Dimorphoceras leagramense Riley pp. 22 - 25 figs. Plate 2, figures 10--1 I; Text-figures 9-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDimorphoceratoidea()
familyDimorphoceratidae
subfamilyDimorphoceratinae
genusDimorphocerasHyatt 1883
speciesleagramense

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holkerian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Dimorphoceras leagramense (type locality: 233464)